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Structural and magnetic characterization of 100-kGy Co60 γ-ray-irradiated ZnFe2O4 NPs by XRD, W–H plot and ESR

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Nanocrystalline spinel ferrite was prepared by sol–gel auto-combustion technique and sintered at 600 °C for 12 h. Single-phase cubic spinel structure of zinc ferrite was confirmed through X-ray diffractometry. Several structural and magnetic properties of ZnFe2O4 NPs were studied after Co60 γ-irradiation with total gamma dose of 50 and 100 kGy. An average crystallite size was determined from the full width at half maximum of strongest reflection (311) by using Scherrer’s approximation. Williamson–Hall plot (graph against βcosθ and 4sinθ) was used to re-evaluate the measured crystallite size and to estimate the strain distribution in terms of η%. Lattice constant (α) initially increased slightly to 8.441 Å with γ-50 kGy and then decreased dramatically with total dose of γ-100 kGy. Frustrated behaviour in peak shift to lower and higher 2θ side can be seen in XRD after γ-irradiation to ZnFe2O4 NPs. FT-IR spectra confirmed the formation of ferrite phase and redistribution of cations in (A) and [B] sites of ZnFe2O4 spinel structure. In the first derivative peak of ESR spectroscopy, gyroscopic spitting factor (g-value) and linewidth (∆HPP) were used to deliberate the γ-radiation damage in investigated ferrimagnetic nanoparticles. Experimental results revealed that the saturation magnetization (M s), coercivity (H c) and magneton number (n B) of ZnFe2O4 NPs were found to be increased after gamma irradiation dose of γ-100 kGy.

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One of the authors (Anil V. Raut) is thankful to Dr. Pujari and Dr. Acharya (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) for providing gamma irradiation facility for the present investigation.

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  1. Department of Physics, Vivekanand Arts, Sardar Dalipsingh Commerce and Science College, Aurangabad, 431004, MS, India

    Anil V. Raut & D. R. Shengule

  2. Department of Chemistry, Vivekanand Arts, Sardar Dalipsingh Commerce and Science College, Aurangabad, 431004, MS, India

    S. A. Jadhav

  3. Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, 431004, MS, India

    K. M. Jadhav

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Raut, A.V., Jadhav, S.A., Shengule, D.R. et al. Structural and magnetic characterization of 100-kGy Co60 γ-ray-irradiated ZnFe2O4 NPs by XRD, W–H plot and ESR. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 79, 1–11 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-016-4019-y

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